Taking Effective Meeting Minutes

Taking notes during a meeting can be an intense process, this resource will show you how to take effective meeting minutes.

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The key thing while taking meeting minutes is to make sure that only important information discussed in the meeting is documented.

What to include?

The headers for your document can include the topic, allocated time, owner, objective, and next steps. You should note important concepts that will be helpful and that can be referenced after the meeting has concluded. Some examples of objectives are:

new project ideas;
status updates on current projects; and
next steps.

During the meeting

While taking the meeting minutes, it is best to share your screen or project the document that you are working on. This will create active live notes that everyone in the meeting can follow along to. Your team members will maintain their focus at the meeting, as they do not need to write their own notes.